Libya

Mitt Romney’s comments criticizing the Obama administration over the situation in Egypt based on faulty information drew a round of criticism from newspapers in swing states today. Here’s a sampling (full disclosure: the list was assembled by Americans United for Change, an Obama-friendly group funded by labor interests) : Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “His handling of the […]
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Our opinion: Attacks on American diplomatic missions must be answered. The answers must be right. Let’s put aside for the moment all the politics, intrigue, hate and stupidity behind the sudden eruption of anti-American turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, and get to the heart of the matter: Four Americans are dead, including […]
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What lesson will North Korea draw from the fall of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya? Never, ever give up your nuclear arsenal, say Mira Rapp-Hooper and Kenneth N. Waltz in The Atlantic. This makes disarming the rogue state all the more unlikely, they say.
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Republican presidential hopeful Michelle Bachmann is under some fire for a comment about President Barack Obama’s handling of Libya. Here’s what she said in last week’s debate: “Now with the president, he put us in Libya. He is now putting us in Africa. We already were stretched too thin, and he put our special operations […]
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Our opinion:As Libyans forge a new government, the United States shouldn’t forget to fine-tune its own. This war worked out, but where was Congress’ approval? Moammar Gadhafi’s death is good news for Libya and the United States. The end of his 42-year rule also has a special resonance here in New York, where his sponsorship […]
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Conservatives and liberals alike have some rethinking to do about their theories on the Middle East, writes columnist/cartoonist David Horsey. What’s happened lately in Libya and other countries has vindicated both a neo-conservative domino theory on Arab dictators and President Barack Obama’s more balanced use of diplomacy, force and patience, Horsey writes. By DAVID HORSEY […]
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Where will Libya be in ten years? That’s the question posed by Daniel Serwer in Foreign Policy. While Libya’s future is uncertain and clearly full of challenges, Serwer believes that Libya stands a solid chance of becoming a model middle east democracy.
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While it’s tempting to celebrate the end of the Gadhafi regime, there’s no cause for euphoria, says Glenn Greenwald in Salon. Just like the demise of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, it’s what happens after the dictator is gone that matters most, Greenwald says.
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Our opinion: Victory for Libya’s rebels, with U.S. support, shouldn’t obscure lingering questions about who decides when America goes to war. With Libyan rebels now in Tripoli, it’s tempting to credit President Barack Obama’s decision to join NATO allies in supporting the revolt against Moammar Gadhafi. But hold on. To be sure, the President certainly […]
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There is little doubt that America’s foray into Libya is a mess, concedes Ernest Istook in Newsmax. Just the same, he says, that is no reason to abandon our allies. We can still correct our course and fulfill our leadership role, Istook says.
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